Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla)

LITTLE LORIKEET FACTS

DescriptionThe Little Lorikeet is a small green lorikeet with black bill and red patch on forehead and throat.. The underside is yellow-green. Immatures are duller with less red on face and brown bill.

Other NamesGreen Parakeet

Size15-17cm

Habitatforest, woodland, treed areas along watercourses and roads

Foodmainly flowers, nectar and fruit.

Breedingnests in tree hollow. Lays 4-5 white oval eggs.

Rangecoastal east Australia from Cape York in Queensland down east coast and round to South Australia. Uncommon in southern Victoria.